Boasting a client roster of cargo owners, charterers, and petrochemical companies, the team at Shearn Delamore & Co prides itself on providing representation at all levels of the Malaysian courts, as well as arbitration across a wide range of wet and dry matters, including arrests and releases of vessels or cargo, ship mortgage enforcement, and environmental loss. Leading the practice is Rajasingam Gothandapani, who handles a comprehensive range of contentious and transactional matters. Also a valuable member of the practice, Nik Azila Shuhada Binti Nik Abdullah handles both civil and commercial litigation across both wet and dry shipping and maritime work while Ally Ong Tze Xian handles both litigation at the courts as well as negotiation settlements on-site.
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Key clients
- International Transport Workers' Federation
- Brit UW Limited (UK) – Maritime Labour Convention Underwriters
- Lavenham Underwriting Limited (UK) – Maritime Labour Convention Underwriters
- The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited of Singapore
- Tanamas Global Sdn Bhd
- Boustead Holdings Berhad
- National Union of Seafarers Peninsular Malaysia
- New Orient Marine Pte Ltd
- Cooperative Rabobank U.A (Singapore Branch)
- Petra Marine Sdn Bhd
Lawyers
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Next generation partners
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Practice head
Rajasingam Gothandapani
Other key lawyers
Nik Azila Shuhada Binti Nik Abdullah; Ally Ong Tze Xian